Advancement Officer

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Job Requisition :

Time Type:
Full time

Employee Group:
Staff

Job Category:
Advancement and Alumni Engagement

Employment Type:

Permanent

Department:
Faculty of Arts
- Dean of Arts Office
- Advancement

Hiring Range: $80,248.28 - $

Posting Information:
This posting is for an existing vacancy. The internal posting deadline for this position is October 22, 2026 at 11:59PM

This fundraising-focused position leverages alumni engagement as a strategic tool to drive philanthropic support for faculty priorities. The Advancement Officer is responsible for cultivating relationships with alumni and other stakeholders with the explicit goal of securing financial contributions-from annual gifts to major donations. Through targeted outreach, tailored programming, and strategic relationship-building, the Officer develops and executes fundraising strategies that inspire giving and deepen donor commitment.

The Advancement Officer plays a critical role in identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospects, ensuring that engagement activities are aligned with fundraising objectives and contribute directly to the Faculty's advancement goals.

• Develop and implement specific strategies that build alumni affinity and support fundraising goals, including managing micro-campaigns, class giving and targeted alumni programming.
• Cultivate relationships with alumni through personalized outreach, one-on-one meetings, and targeted engagement opportunities that will strengthen their connection to the University and inspire support.
• Support alumni giving at all levels passing on prospects to colleagues to manage relationships, where appropriate.
• Build and maintain a portfolio of prospects with giving potential of $10,000 - $25,000, using Alumni Donor Experience relationship building strategies where possible.
• Collaborate with Advancement colleagues to develop tailored solicitation strategies, gift proposals, and stewardship plans
• In collaboration with the Arts Alumni Engagement Officer and relevant Faculty colleagues, strategically mobilizes volunteers to enhance donor cultivation, stewardship, and advocacy efforts. These volunteers may serve as peer influencers, event hosts, fundraising ambassadors, or connectors-helping to expand the Faculty's reach and deepen relationships that lead to philanthropic support.
• Ensure engagement activities are designed to foster long-term relationships that lead to financial support, volunteerism, and advocacy.

• Participate in the development of annual advancement plans, contributing ideas for integrated engagement and fundraising.
• Work closely with faculty members to understand priorities and translate them into compelling cases for support and/or proposals.
• Collaborate with Advancement colleagues and teams across the campus (Annual Giving, Major Gifts, Alumni Relations, etc.) to align efforts and share insights.

• Ensure correspondence and reporting related to relationships with alumni, prospects and donors are managed and recorded in accordance with the Office of Advancement systems and standards
• Complete follow up correspondence, briefings and updates to alumni, prospects, donors and internal stakeholders.